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While the Doctor Who star stepped out in grey trainers to complement his comfy look for the outing.

The actor wore her chocolate brown locks in a loose style, and as he quickly made his way home his hair bounced around in an erratic way.

Casual: Matt wore the trousers low on his hips, showing a glimpse of his polka-dot briefs as he ran along the pavement

Stylish footwear: The Doctor Who star stepped out in grey trainers to complement his comfy look for the outing

Matt's outing comes after the first trailer for Charlie Says was released, and showed the actor in his intense new role as the notorious cult leader.

The film, which is written and directed by American Psycho filmmaker Mary Harron, wowed audiences when it was premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September last year, and will be released in cinemas on May 10.

The movie tells the true story of the killer who formed a cult in the American Midwest and California and taught his followers to kill - resulting in nine innocent deaths in the 1960s.

Chilling: Matt's outing comes after the first trailer for Charlie Says was released, and showed the actor in his intense new role as the notorious cult leader

The first-look trailer teases a chilling tale, with Manson seen tutoring his 'family' in how to stab someone, brainwashing them into believing it's the right thing to do.

The trailer sees one of Manson's protegées saying: 'I know everyone thinks we're these scary creatures, who committed these horrible crimes, but we did what we had to do.'

The film tells the story of both before and after the Manson family were put in jail.

The Manson girls are in prison following their conviction, and specialist Karlene Faith (Merritt Wever) is enlisted to 'remind them of who they were before they ever met Charles Manson'.

Seeing double: Matt (left) grew a bushy beard and long hair to portray famous serial killer Charles Manson (pictured right, arriving in court 14th August 1970 for his crimes)

Sinister: The first-look trailer teases a chilling tale, with Manson seen tutoring his 'family' in how to stab someone, brainwashing them into believing it's the right thing to do

Slice and dicey: The film - which has been written and directed by American Psycho filmmaker Mary Harron - wowed audiences when it was premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September last year, and will be released in cinemas on May 10

Creepy: The movie tells the true story of the killer who formed a cult in the American Midwest and California and taught his followers to kill - resulting in nine innocent deaths in the 1960s

In trying to do this, the girls tell Faith that the crimes were 'all about love' - with the movie then flashing back to when Manson coached his followers.

Hannah Murray (Skins, Game Of Thrones) portrays Leslie Van Houten - who killed wealthy grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary when she was 19-years-old. She is still alive, now aged 69, serving life in prison.

The killing came a day after other Manson followers killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others in Los Angeles.

The trailer sees Leslie introduced to Manson, given the nickname Lulu by him and sucked into their world of depravity.

'Our lives started when we met Charlie,' Sosie Bacon, who plays Patricia Krenwinkel.

Krenwinkel, now 69, is California's longest-serving female prisoner, after admitting her part in the killings aged just 21.

Playing the victim? Hannah Murray (left) portrays Leslie Van Houten (right), who killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca when she was 19-years-old. She is still alive, now aged 69, serving life in prison

Cast: Sosie Bacon (left) plays Patricia Krenwinkel (right), who admitted her part in the killings aged just 21

Marianne Rendón plays Susan Atkins, who was convicted for her role in the Tate-LaBianca murder and died in jail from brain cancer in 2009.

She admitted stabbing Sharon Tate to death during the trial, but claimed she had no idea why she did it.

In the trailer, Matt as Manson explains: 'We've got no secrets, we've got no shame. Sometimes there has to be some death, changes, tears...'

He then asks Van Houten: 'Are you ready to die for me?'

Manson tempts the women by telling them they're ready for 'an adventure' and 'to fight' before they are seen traveling around, looking for victims.

Manson teaches them how to 'trust and jab like you mean it' as the girls practice stabbing people, as one of them says: 'Charlie taught us that death and life are the same, so there's no need to be afraid.'

True story: The film tells the story of both after and before the Manson family were put in jail

Rehabilitation: The 'Manson girls' are in prison following their conviction, and specialist Karlene Faith [Merritt Wever] is enlisted to 'remind them of who they were before they ever met Charles Manson'

The trailer sees one of Manson's proteges saying: 'I know everyone thinks we're these scary creatures, who committed these horrible crimes, but we did what we had to do'

Introductions: The trailer sees Leslie introduced to Manson, given the nickname Lulu by him and sucked into their world of depravity

Also starring in the movie are Odessa Young, Kayli Carter, Suki Waterhouse and Chace Crawford.

In 1971, Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people.

The deaths were committed by members of his 'family', told to do so by Manson himself. He was also convicted of first-degree murder for two other deaths.

He had been a criminal prior to his foray into murder when, as a young man, had spent time in and out of correctional institutions for a variety of offenses.

He was also an aspiring musician, obsessed with The Beatles, and even wrote a song recorded as a B Side by The Beach Boys [which they failed to credit him for].

It was his obsession with The Beatles that led to him adopting the term 'Helter Skelter' - using it to illustrate his thoughts about an impending race war that would end the world.

Brainwashed: 'Our lives started when we met Charlie,' one of the other women says

Evil: Manson then explains - 'We've got no secrets, we've got no shame. Sometimes there has to be some death, changes, tears...'

Under his spell: Manson tempts the women by telling them they're ready for 'an adventure' and 'to fight' before they are seen traveling around, looking for victims

One of the girls says: 'Charlie taught us that death and life are the same, so there's no need to be afraid'

He coaxed his followers into believing that murdering people would stop the war - and the apocalypse - from coming.

After being caught, he was eventually sentenced to death, but this was invalidated when the laws changed in California in 1972. He died in California State Prison in Corcoranand aged 83 in 2017.

He has been portrayed in pop fiction various times, including in TV, film and opera.

The killer's story was featured in recent seasons of American Horror Story and Mindhunter, and is the subject of two other movies this year, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the grisly Manson murders.

Quentin Tarantino's eagerly-awaited Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - featuring an all-star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie - is scheduled for release in on 26 July.

Meanwhile, the Hilary Duff-starring horror, The Haunting Of Sharon Tate, will be released on 5 April.

The most prolific victim of the murders, Tate was pregnant when she was found slain in husband Roman Polanski's home in 1969.

It is not immediately clear whether her story will feature prominently in Charlie Says.

Tragedy: The most prolific victim of the murders, Sharon Tate was pregnant when she was found slain in husband Roman Polanski's home in 1969

Eerie: Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten smile as they walk to court for their roles in the cult kilings

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